1a. This[Ami] one's for the shoeshine boy And the farmer in debt
 Each string is barbed wire Each chord is a threat
 This [G]blues guy I met That never had a hit
 Said[Ami] you don't gotta be loud, son To be heavy as shit

2a. Well I'm the triggerman, baby And tonight I'll prove
 That this machine here Well it kills fascists too
 And don't be surprised If the sermon on the mount
Next time is delivered In a little coffee house

3b. Cause[Dmi] somebody here's Gotta let them know
I doub[Ami]t it's me But here I go
I [Dmi]hit the button vTape started to roll
The [Ami]song's got fire [G]But it's got no soul

R: [C]There's a lonely [Ami]stretch of [G]blacktop
 [G]Between here and [Ami]home
[C]Drop down into the[G] [Ami]valley
[G]Piano playin' in the[Ami] living room
[F]And when you see the[Ami] white barn
[G]You'll know the journey's[Ami] through
[C]My dog's barking[G] in the back[Ami]seat
[G]Cause he knows it[Ami] too
 [Dmi][C][G]
4a. You'll need a fake passport And fix your disguise
And don't fire, sugar Til you see the whites of their eyes
I turned the other cheek But now I'm through
The skin you're in Makes choices for you
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5. [Dmi]I was checking off names And I came late to dinner
 [Ami]Seems the slices of pie Keep getting thinner and thinner
[G]Brothers and sisters Rejoice and repent
 [Ami]The landlord's dead You can keep the rent

6b. You got twelve fine friends But one of 'em's rotten
 There's a hole out back Ain't got no bottom
Forty days in the wilderness Forty sleepless nights
 I'm confused, half blind And sure I'm right

R: There's a lonely stretch of blacktop ...

*: [Dmi]Officer please I won't be long
[Ami]Called the radio station Requested this song
I had my doubts About what I knew
So I turned it up --- [G]Then it sounded true

7a. Kiss the ring If the Queen will let you
 But come over the fence And the dogs will get you
On a rope hung the traitor On a hook hung the meat
You and me are missing persons Til we're [C]counted in the[G] streets

8. [Ami]So seize the time And storm the tower
[G]And come correct [Ami]With Maximum Firepower
For the sins of the fathers The son he must pay
 The Nightwatchman giveth And he ta[C]keth a[G]way

9b. Thought hard about this next line Pretty sure it's true
If you take a step towards freedom It'll take two steps towards you
So mister I ain't scared And mister I ain't worried
Cause on that lonely stretch of blacktop I sit as judge and jury

R: There's a lonely stretch of blacktop ...
10. [Ami]The clock strikes the hour Tonight we ride
 [G]You've got three more secondsTo choose si[Ami]des